How to Survive a Public Radio Membership Drive

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They pop up all the time, but just irregularly enough that you don't expect them: a delicate balance of persuasion, threat, and desperation that's as rough on public radio employees as it is on you.

Published May 11 2014 10:07AM EDT

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If you’re just joining us, welcome to the spring membership drive for WPNQ, Pentsaqualie Public Radio! We are here to remind you of all the GREAT work we do here at WPNQ, each and every day.

Kelly Williams Brown

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How to Survive a Public Radio Membership Drive

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Kelly Williams Brown

How to Survive a Public Radio Membership Drive

They pop up all the time, but just irregularly enough that you don't expect them: a delicate balance of persuasion, threat, and desperation that's as rough on public radio employees as it is on you.

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